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Don't believe the palace
Thailand's monarchy has never told the truth when royals face a health crisis. The latest lies about Princess Bajrakitiyabha are part of the same grim…
Jan 8
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December 2022
Death of a dynasty
The inside story of the sudden and shocking health emergency faced by Princess Bajrakitiyabha, and what it means for the succession crisis facing the…
Dec 19, 2022
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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August 2022
Time up for Prayut?
Also in this edition: arch-enemies Palang Pracharat and Pheu Thai team up to scupper electoral rule changes favouring smaller parties
Aug 16, 2022
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Koi gone
The story of the rise and fall, and rise again and fall again, of King Vajiralongkorn's "royal noble consort" Sineenat "Koi" Wongvajirabhakdi
Aug 1, 2022
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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July 2022
Wounded government survives no-confidence vote but limps towards electoral slaughter
The inside story of the shenanigans surrounding last week's debate in parliament, plus discussion of other interesting stories from the past seven days
Jul 28, 2022
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Wounded government survives no-confidence vote but limps towards electoral slaughter
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June 2022
The true curse of the blue diamond
Thailand's relations with Saudi Arabia were blighted for three decades by a fabled missing gemstone that probably never even existed
Jun 25, 2022
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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January 2022
Bavarian rhapsody
The inside story of Vajiralongkorn's life in Germany, his unexpected 13 months in Thailand, and his return to Bavaria.
Jan 25, 2022
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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November 2021
Court ruling drags Thailand further back into absolute monarchy as king resumes his holiday in Germany
Also in this edition: Thailand's partial reopening to tourists won't fix its economic woes anytime soon, and Prayut is trying to use the global climate…
Nov 12, 2021
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Court ruling drags Thailand further back into absolute monarchy as king resumes his holiday in Germany
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October 2021
The last days of Rama IX
Five years ago I was the first journalist in the world to report that King Bhumibol Adulyadej had died. Here's the uncensored story of the end of his…
Oct 19, 2021
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Thailand tentatively reopening to tourists but recovery still far off
Also in this edition: The ruling generals are still divided; violence is escalating in nightly clashes at Din Daeng; and royalists are fretting about…
Oct 12, 2021
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6ตุลา
The story of the royalist massacre of students on October 6, 1976, which the Thai regime wants everyone to forget
Oct 6, 2021
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Royal riches
Thailand's monarchy is getting relentlessly richer as ordinary people struggle to survive. Here are the facts about the vast wealth of King…
Oct 4, 2021
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